Chandigarh, Apr 1 (UNI) Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, who took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Western Command, laid a wreath at ‘Veer Smriti’ and paid homage to the martyrs of Western Command on Thursday.
General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. The General was commissioned into 19 MADRAS Regiment on December 20, 1986. In an illustrious career spanning over a period of more than 34 years, the General has tenated important Command appointments in varied sensitive operational sectors and high altitude terrains. He has commanded his battalion in an intense counter insurgency environment in J&K, an Infantry Brigade at the line of Control and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps.
His staff experiences includes appointments both in operational and administrative domain. During his service, the General has been an instructor at Indian Military Academy and Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan. The General has attended various prestigious courses such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command and also had the distinction to attend National Defence College at Thailand.
For his exemplary leadership and devotion to duty towards the Nation, the General has been decorated with Yudh Seva Medal in 2015 and Vishist Seva Medal in 2019.
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